Keyboard is going backwards when typing

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kat2014 Posts 1 Registration date Monday March 24, 2014 Status Member Last seen March 24, 2014 - Mar 24, 2014 at 02:58 PM
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We had a new hard drive installed on a laptop and now it is impossible to type a sentence because the cursor keeps jumping backwards and retyping over and in the middle of what has been already typed. It is about to drive me crazy! Help?
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Ambucias Posts 47356 Registration date Monday February 1, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen February 15, 2023 11,171
Mar 24, 2014 at 04:59 PM
it's a circuit problem common to laptops which only a qualified technician can look into.

I suspect that the technician who installed the HD touched something he should not have touched, or perhaps dropped mustard or ketchup in it.

Sorry but it should go back:
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xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,827
Mar 24, 2014 at 05:05 PM
Was a new copy of Windows installed on the new hard drive?
If so. The mouse pad driver may not have been installed. I suggest you go to the manufacturer's support web site and download the driver.

Do you have an option in the "Control Panel" to adjust sensitivity of the mouse pad? It's possible that the pad is sensing your hands while your typing. It may also be possible to disable the mouse pad and use an external mouse.

Good Luck
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Ambucias Posts 47356 Registration date Monday February 1, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen February 15, 2023 11,171
Mar 24, 2014 at 05:09 PM
xpcman, do you mean that you are disregarding my ketchup or mustard drop theory?
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xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,827
Mar 24, 2014 at 06:38 PM
Most likely soy sauce contamination.
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Mar 24, 2014 at 08:08 PM
I can help with one problem.

Press the "Insert" key on your keyboard. This will prevent it from overwriting your text.
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